New-York tribune., 1887-05-15

The Inspector looks what he is cunning sharp. cold
boolcd COURAGEOUS determined fearful of nothing
and dauuted ut nothing. He Is tall and powerfully ouI
with dark red complexion heavy brown mustache,
eyes as bright jewels. with motion indescrfbaDly
quick. He understands well enough that in his bust
ness the methods OF the Sunday win not succeed
He knows however distastefll it may be, that Grim
inals must be fought with their Weapons They all
know his ways, and yet they never fail to fall into
his trans His methods varied human nature,
but the same general principle runs through them all
lie aims first put himself in the place OF the criminal
and TO run him down Jy following up what he himself
would have done, under similar circumstances. Having
nabbed the person he suspects, he first endeavors to
obtain his confidence excite his terror One Of the
strongest proofs of hs story of Jaehnes confession is
that 1t was ruo the character Of Jaehne and
entirely what might be expected OF Byrnes Speaking
of Jaehnes confession the Inspector said yesterday:
al did not tell the witness stand ali that Jaehne
told me- It would not have been legal evidence, but II
were to repeat whole story 70 ou your hair would
stand on end II was the most astounding story Of po
cal corruption ever listened to-"
"Did you know that Jaehne was fencei"
"Nry first knowledge OF Jaehne in 1888, when
had captured couple of thieves and they told they
had disposed OF their plunder to him. sent TO
bring him to me- He found him late that night at Coney
Island and brought him to my house. told him what
had learned and / such spectacle OF
cowardice IN my life The perspiration rolled OFF his
face IN beads He denied IT, however and had other
proof than the statement OF solf confessed thieves.
"Then his house watched and he found out that
we were piping him or" as the phrase is. He came
here and pleaded with like baby 10 let him alone
Well as matter OF fact hadn't the slightest thing
against him, that could proved. But threatened to
expose him. and from that moment the craven was in my
power"
How do American thieves compare in eleyerness
with those OF other nationaltiesr'
"They are the smartest knaves In existence. Fifteen
years ago 1t took wagon full of tools to crack SAFE
Now, American burglars have invented implements
which they carry In their pockets by which
they open any safe I'm existence In half an hour"
"Then there Is such thing burglar proof safel"
"No. Suppose expert burglar proposes TO rob a
bank He will find out what kind Of safe is there and
buy one like ii. He will work for weeks and months
learning lock AT the end OF that time he open 1t
as readily as the who knows its combination. New
York Is a very difficult city TO protect 1t has many
Inlets and outlets. But thieves like sheep They
must have affiliations Suppose new ones come here
from abroad, they do I'm droves. In the course OF
few days they are In the company Of crook
known to u.s. and from that moment they are under
espionage. | never yet have met crook whom
couldn't righten into furnishing with enough clews
TO convict him II he guilty IL l. said that there s
honor among tn owes" IL disappears like steam IN the
air when get them here, In this room